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The basalt stone quarried at Widan-El-Faras
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Ancient Engineering

The basalt stone quarried at Widan-El-Faras was pulled along the road to the ancient Lake...

The basalt stone quarried at Widan-El-Faras was pulled along the road to the ancient Lake Moeris, seven and a half miles away

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The basalt stone quarried at Widan-El-Faras
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was pulled along the road to the ancient Lake Moeris,
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seven and a half miles away.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:50
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
AM Trading,Avatar Productions,Sutjeska Film

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A fascinating look at how modern day structures and engineering technologies have been inspired by ancient discoveries.
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So royal grave sites became unmissable monuments.
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Luckily, the Normans left behind a blueprint
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In sixth century Constantinople, the Emperor Justinian
S01 • E03 The earliest Kings were buried in - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The earliest Kings were buried in
S01 • E04 The evidence is woven into a unique historical document. - Ancient Engineering 00:06
The evidence is woven into a unique historical document.
S01 • E02 Walls are to a certain extent a testament of fear, - Ancient Engineering 00:12
Walls are to a certain extent a testament of fear,
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There it was placed on barges and transported up the Nile
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In a museum in the French city of Bayeux, in Normandy,
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They can be quite large, but they weren't made from...
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To ensure success, he turned to two
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Yeah, the road's an exciting discovery,
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These were made from mud brick,
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Cutting through 440 miles of undulating land,
S01 • E04 It depicts - Ancient Engineering 00:06
It depicts
S01 • E04 The Bayeux Tapestry, it's absolute gold dust - Ancient Engineering 00:09
The Bayeux Tapestry, it's absolute gold dust
S01 • E01 As the sands of time have reclaimed the land, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
As the sands of time have reclaimed the land,
S01 • E02 It's made of concrete slabs up to 26 feet tall, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
It's made of concrete slabs up to 26 feet tall,
S01 • E05 Before they could construct the massive dome, - Ancient Engineering 00:11
Before they could construct the massive dome,
S01 • E03 But a belief in the afterlife, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
But a belief in the afterlife,
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The tapestry reveals that early castles